Ends Quote by Luc Besson
![“I saw Cara Delevingne like five, six times. And I was never talking about the film [Valerian]. And then at the end, I say okay, let's do some test. She says yeah, yeah, good. So I took her in the room, and I test her for like six hours non-stop. Exercise, exercise, exercise for six hours. It was…” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d5f/luc-besson-14754_ends_i-saw-cara-delevingne-like-five-six-time_3136040.jpg)
“I saw Cara Delevingne like five, six times. And I was never talking about the film [Valerian]. And then at the end, I say okay, let's do some test. She says yeah, yeah, good. So I took her in the room, and I test her for like six hours non-stop. Exercise, exercise, exercise for six hours. It was actually funny. And then I knew at the end of the six hours.”
About This Quote
Source Film: Valerian and the City of a, 2017
Intense, repetitive testing can become comedic and revealing, showing both dedication and absurdity in pursuit of perfection.
In simple terms: Testing can be absurd.
Key Takeaway
Balance rigor with realism.
Themes
creativity
testing
humor
perfectionism
Mood
amused
critical
Type
observational
practical
When to use this quote
- product design testing
- actor rehearsals
- fitness training
- software QA
Key Concepts
film production
psychology
work ethic
Questions to Reflect On
- When does testing become counterproductive?
- How to keep testing efficient?
A Different Perspective
Excessive testing may waste resources.
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![“Be humble and say okay, all right, I have to prep myself. So everybody prepped, and we finished the film [Valerian ] four days before the end.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b77/luc-besson-14754_be-humble_be-humble-and-say-okay-all-right-i-have_41840.jpg)
![“I have like 10 actors and 100 aliens in the film [Valerian]. And they come from the four corners of the universe. Some of them are liquid. Some of them are just [so visually] crazy.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/589/luc-besson-14754_actors_i-have-like-10-actors-and-100-aliens-in_287311.jpg)
![“Cara [Delevingne] I wanted to be sure that she would be involved. 'Cause she didn't do a lot of films before I met her, so I didn't know if she was serious and so I push her a bit.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/707/luc-besson-14754_bits_cara-delevingne-i-wanted-to-be-sure-that_260192.jpg)
![“We have [in Valerian] a bible that's 600 pages. There are five pages on each alien and where they come from. Even the address you can check on the map. On the star map. It's real numbers.” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc2/luc-besson-14754_addresses_we-have-in-valerian-a-bible-that-s-600-p_293549.jpg)
![“That's a KORTAN DAHUK. That's the first alien we see in the film [Valerian]. That's another artist. The first one was Chinese, the one with the space station. This one is American. Personally, that's my favorite alien. I love him. I love his profile and his face. There is such a sweetness and…” quote by Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eed/luc-besson-14754_alien_that-s-a-kortan-dahuk-that-s-the-first-a_441749.jpg)
